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ABOUT NISRIE

The purpose of this Novel insights on Scotland’s rural and island economies (NISRIE) project is to provide an improved evidence base on rural and island economies.

Our aims and objectives:

The primary aim of the NISRIE project will focus our research on four key areas

Latest from NISRIE team

News, updates, reports and data relating to Rural and Island economy research

2023 Rural and Islands Report

2023 Rural & Islands Report

2023 report providing novel insights on Scotland's rural & island economies & communities

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What is NISRIE?

Project Lead Steven Thomson explains what NISRIE is and its aims and objectives (12 mins)

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What is the Rural Exchange?

Project Leader Jane Atterton offers insight into the Rural Exchange (10 mins)

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Get Involved

We love to hear from our rural and island communities and offer a range of ways to get involved with our data surveys

Application

Sign up and read more about the tools and data we gather

Processing

Take a dive into the data reports and results from earlier polls, surveys and research

Suggestions

If you know of issues that affect your community or rural businesses we'd love to hear from you